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North Carolina Campus Safety

According to the U.S. Department of Education's Clery Act filings, this covers on-campus safety for all 160 tracked colleges and universities in North Carolina, ranked by reported incident rate per 1,000 enrolled students.

160
Institutions tracked
2.44
Avg incidents / 1k
#38
State safety rank
565,994
Students enrolled

Data updated June 2026

The state in one line

Across North Carolina's 160 campuses, South Piedmont Community College reports the lowest rate (0.00 per 1,000), the median campus reports 0.00, and 85 campuses reported zero on-campus incidents.

160
campuses tracked
2.44
statewide avg, per 1,000
0.00
safest - South Piedmont Community
85
campuses reporting zero

Per-1,000-student rates let small and large campuses be compared fairly, but a handful of reports at a small school can still produce a high rate. Read alongside enrollment.

North Carolina reports Clery Act campus safety data across 160 higher education institutions distributed across 88 cities , serving approximately 565,994 enrolled students combined. The statewide average safety score stands at 2.44 on-campus incidents per 1,000 enrolled students, placing North Carolina at national rank #38 among US states for campus safety outcomes. The median institution in North Carolina reports 0.00 incidents per 1,000 students, while 85 campuses reported zero on-campus incidents during the survey window.

The largest institution by enrollment is North Carolina State University at Raleigh with 37,323 students and a safety score of 2.57. Raw incident counts across institutions in this state must be interpreted alongside enrollment size, a large urban research university and a small rural liberal arts college produce very different absolute numbers for identical underlying risk.

Every institution listed below participates in federal financial aid programs and is therefore legally required under the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act to publish annual on-campus crime statistics. The data is collected by the US Department of Education via the OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey. Rankings shown on this page reflect incident rates per 1,000 enrolled students, so smaller schools with a handful of reports can score worse than large universities with dozens of reports. Use the table below to compare campuses with similar enrollment profiles before drawing conclusions about relative safety.

North Carolina campuses, ranked by safety

# Campus EnrollmentIncidents /1k
1 South Piedmont Community College Polkton · 3,548 students 3,548 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #1
2 Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College Asheville · 6,297 students 6,297 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #2
3 Beaufort County Community College Washington · 1,785 students 1,785 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #3
4 Bladen Community College Dublin · 990 students 990 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #4
5 Blue Ridge Community College Flat Rock · 2,822 students 2,822 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #5
6 Brunswick Community College Bolivia · 1,845 students 1,845 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #6
7 Cabarrus College of Health Sciences Concord · 753 students 753 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #7
8 Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute Hudson · 3,764 students 3,764 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #8
9 Carteret Community College Morehead City · 1,579 students 1,579 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #9
10 Catawba College Salisbury · 1,241 students 1,241 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #10
11 Cleveland Community College Shelby · 1,890 students 1,890 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #11
12 Craven Community College New Bern · 2,851 students 2,851 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #12
13 Davidson-Davie Community College Lexington · 3,959 students 3,959 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #13
14 Gaston College Dallas · 5,871 students 5,871 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #14
15 Isothermal Community College Spindale · 1,810 students 1,810 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #15
16 James Sprunt Community College Kenansville · 1,376 students 1,376 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #16
17 Johnston Community College Smithfield · 4,680 students 4,680 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #17
18 Martin Community College Williamston · 819 students 819 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #18
19 Mayland Community College Spruce Pine · 863 students 863 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #19
20 McDowell Technical Community College Marion · 1,203 students 1,203 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #20
21 Meredith College Raleigh · 1,576 students 1,576 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #21
22 Mitchell Community College Statesville · 3,617 students 3,617 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #22
23 Montgomery Community College Troy · 1,085 students 1,085 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #23
24 Montreat College Montreat · 932 students 932 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #24
25 University of Mount Olive Mount Olive · 2,128 students 2,128 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #25
26 Nash Community College Rocky Mount · 2,425 students 2,425 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #26
27 Piedmont Community College Roxboro · 1,250 students 1,250 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #27
28 Randolph Community College Asheboro · 2,648 students 2,648 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #28
29 Richmond Community College Hamlet · 2,411 students 2,411 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #29
30 Rockingham Community College Wentworth · 1,777 students 1,777 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #30
31 Sandhills Community College Pinehurst · 3,824 students 3,824 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #31
32 Southeastern Community College Whiteville · 1,397 students 1,397 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #32
33 Stanly Community College Albemarle · 2,527 students 2,527 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #33
34 Surry Community College Dobson · 2,758 students 2,758 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #34
35 Tri-County Community College Murphy · 969 students 969 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #35
36 Warren Wilson College Asheville · 797 students 797 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #36
37 Wayne Community College Goldsboro · 2,883 students 2,883 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #37
38 Western Piedmont Community College Morganton · 1,791 students 1,791 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #38
39 Wilson Community College Wilson · 1,751 students 1,751 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #39
40 NASCAR Technical Institute Mooresville · 1,306 students 1,306 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #40
41 Strayer University-North Carolina Concord · 3,112 students 3,112 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #41
42 MyComputerCareer at Raleigh Raleigh · 1,617 students 1,617 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #42
43 Wake Technical Community College Raleigh · 22,763 students 22,763 0.04 4% of the leader · rank #43
44 Cape Fear Community College Wilmington · 14,119 students 14,119 0.07 4% of the leader · rank #44
45 Central Carolina Community College Sanford · 5,574 students 5,574 0.18 4% of the leader · rank #45
46 Catawba Valley Community College Hickory · 4,413 students 4,413 0.23 4% of the leader · rank #46
47 Durham Technical Community College Durham · 4,354 students 4,354 0.23 4% of the leader · rank #47
48 Fayetteville Technical Community College Fayetteville · 10,877 students 10,877 0.28 4% of the leader · rank #48
49 Central Piedmont Community College Charlotte · 18,446 students 18,446 0.33 4% of the leader · rank #49
50 Vance-Granville Community College Henderson · 2,841 students 2,841 0.35 4% of the leader · rank #50
51 College of the Albemarle Elizabeth City · 2,582 students 2,582 0.39 4% of the leader · rank #51
52 Rowan-Cabarrus Community College Salisbury · 6,862 students 6,862 0.44 4% of the leader · rank #52
53 Southwestern Community College Sylva · 2,109 students 2,109 0.47 4% of the leader · rank #53
54 Guilford Technical Community College Jamestown · 10,443 students 10,443 0.48 4% of the leader · rank #54
55 Robeson Community College Lumberton · 1,989 students 1,989 0.50 4% of the leader · rank #55
56 Coastal Carolina Community College Jacksonville · 3,457 students 3,457 0.58 4% of the leader · rank #56
57 Sampson Community College Clinton · 1,680 students 1,680 0.60 4% of the leader · rank #57
58 Pitt Community College Winterville · 7,371 students 7,371 0.68 4% of the leader · rank #58
59 Haywood Community College Clyde · 1,260 students 1,260 0.79 4% of the leader · rank #59
60 Lenoir Community College Kinston · 2,387 students 2,387 0.84 4% of the leader · rank #60
61 Health And Style Institute Greensboro · 1,112 students 1,112 0.90 4% of the leader · rank #61
62 Halifax Community College Weldon · 1,013 students 1,013 0.99 4% of the leader · rank #62
63 Carolina University Winston-Salem · 893 students 893 1.12 4% of the leader · rank #63
64 Campbell University Buies Creek · 5,115 students 5,115 1.17 4% of the leader · rank #64
65 Alamance Community College Graham · 3,739 students 3,739 1.34 4% of the leader · rank #65
66 Appalachian State University Boone · 21,253 students 21,253 1.51 4% of the leader · rank #66
67 Wilkes Community College Wilkesboro · 2,405 students 2,405 1.66 4% of the leader · rank #67
68 Roanoke-Chowan Community College Ahoskie · 591 students 591 1.69 4% of the leader · rank #68
69 Gardner-Webb University Boiling Springs · 3,125 students 3,125 1.92 5% of the leader · rank #69
70 Shaw University Raleigh · 962 students 962 2.08 5% of the leader · rank #70
71 Pfeiffer University Misenheimer · 954 students 954 2.10 5% of the leader · rank #71
72 University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte · 30,298 students 30,298 2.28 6% of the leader · rank #72
73 University of North Carolina Wilmington Wilmington · 17,987 students 17,987 2.50 6% of the leader · rank #73
74 North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh · 37,323 students 37,323 2.57 6% of the leader · rank #74
75 Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary Wake Forest · 2,926 students 2,926 2.73 7% of the leader · rank #75
76 Edgecombe Community College Tarboro · 1,036 students 1,036 2.90 7% of the leader · rank #76
77 East Carolina University Greenville · 26,785 students 26,785 2.99 7% of the leader · rank #77
78 Forsyth Technical Community College Winston-Salem · 8,716 students 8,716 3.21 8% of the leader · rank #78
79 Lenoir-Rhyne University Hickory · 2,230 students 2,230 3.59 9% of the leader · rank #79
80 Salem College Winston-Salem · 519 students 519 3.85 9% of the leader · rank #80
81 Elon University Elon · 7,207 students 7,207 4.16 10% of the leader · rank #81
82 Belmont Abbey College Belmont · 1,650 students 1,650 4.24 10% of the leader · rank #82
83 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill · 32,234 students 32,234 4.37 11% of the leader · rank #83
84 Fayetteville State University Fayetteville · 6,847 students 6,847 4.38 11% of the leader · rank #84
85 Greensboro College Greensboro · 898 students 898 4.45 11% of the leader · rank #85
86 Barton College Wilson · 1,259 students 1,259 4.77 12% of the leader · rank #86
87 St. Andrews University Laurinburg · 832 students 832 4.81 12% of the leader · rank #87
88 North Carolina A & T State University Greensboro · 13,885 students 13,885 4.90 12% of the leader · rank #88
89 Livingstone College Salisbury · 814 students 814 4.91 12% of the leader · rank #89
90 Brevard College Brevard · 787 students 787 5.08 12% of the leader · rank #90
91 Western Carolina University Cullowhee · 11,628 students 11,628 5.59 14% of the leader · rank #91
92 University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro · 17,743 students 17,743 5.64 14% of the leader · rank #92
93 Davidson College Davidson · 1,904 students 1,904 5.78 14% of the leader · rank #93
94 Queens University of Charlotte Charlotte · 1,846 students 1,846 5.96 15% of the leader · rank #94
95 Lees-McRae College Banner Elk · 839 students 839 5.96 15% of the leader · rank #95
96 University of North Carolina Asheville Asheville · 2,925 students 2,925 7.18 18% of the leader · rank #96
97 Johnson C Smith University Charlotte · 1,102 students 1,102 7.26 18% of the leader · rank #97
98 Duke University Durham · 17,112 students 17,112 7.42 18% of the leader · rank #98
99 Wingate University Wingate · 3,322 students 3,322 7.53 18% of the leader · rank #99
100 Mars Hill University Mars Hill · 1,049 students 1,049 7.63 19% of the leader · rank #100
101 Wake Forest University Winston-Salem · 9,121 students 9,121 7.67 19% of the leader · rank #101
102 High Point University High Point · 6,052 students 6,052 7.93 19% of the leader · rank #102
103 North Carolina Central University Durham · 7,965 students 7,965 8.79 21% of the leader · rank #103
104 University of North Carolina at Pembroke Pembroke · 7,630 students 7,630 10.09 25% of the leader · rank #104
105 Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte Charlotte · 1,128 students 1,128 10.64 26% of the leader · rank #105
106 Elizabeth City State University Elizabeth City · 2,165 students 2,165 11.09 27% of the leader · rank #106
107 Guilford College Greensboro · 1,208 students 1,208 11.59 28% of the leader · rank #107
108 Methodist University Fayetteville · 1,768 students 1,768 11.88 29% of the leader · rank #108
109 University of North Carolina School of the Arts Winston-Salem · 1,074 students 1,074 13.04 32% of the leader · rank #109
110 William Peace University Raleigh · 730 students 730 13.70 33% of the leader · rank #110
111 Winston-Salem State University Winston-Salem · 4,776 students 4,776 14.45 35% of the leader · rank #111
112 North Carolina Wesleyan University Rocky Mount · 1,345 students 1,345 17.84 44% of the leader · rank #112
113 Saint Augustine's University Raleigh · 943 students 943 18.03 44% of the leader · rank #113
114 Chowan University Murfreesboro · 708 students 708 40.96 100% of the leader · rank #114
115 Alexander Paul Institute of Hair Design Greenville · 37 students 37 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #115
116 Aveda Institute-Chapel Hill Chapel Hill · 171 students 171 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #116
117 Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Charlotte Charlotte · 212 students 212 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #117
118 Bennett College Greensboro · 195 students 195 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #118
119 Beyond Measure Barbering Institute Mebane · 49 students 49 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #119
120 Bull City Durham Beauty and Barber College Durham · 32 students 32 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #120
121 Carolina Christian College Winston-Salem · 74 students 74 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #121
122 Carolina College of Biblical Studies Fayetteville · 173 students 173 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #122
123 Carolina College of Hair Design Inc Asheville · 46 students 46 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #123
124 Carolinas College of Health Sciences Charlotte · 410 students 410 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #124
125 Center for Massage Asheville · 57 students 57 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #125
126 Chamberlain University-North Carolina Charlotte · 216 students 216 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #126
127 Charlotte Christian College and Theological Seminary Charlotte · 82 students 82 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #127
128 College of Wilmington Wilmington · 154 students 154 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #128
129 Daoist Traditions College of Chinese Medical Arts Asheville · 91 students 91 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #129
130 Empire Beauty School-Charlotte Charlotte · 81 students 81 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #130
131 Empire Beauty School-Concord Concord · 135 students 135 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #131
132 Empire Beauty School-Pineville Charlotte · 81 students 81 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #132
133 Empire Beauty School-West Greensboro Greensboro · 124 students 124 8.06 20% of the leader · rank #133
134 Empire Beauty School-Winston-Salem Winston-Salem · 72 students 72 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #134
135 Galen Health Institutes-Asheville Asheville · 183 students 183 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #135
136 Gwinnett College Raleigh · 117 students 117 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #136
137 Hood Theological Seminary Salisbury · 132 students 132 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #137
138 Jung Tao School of Classical Chinese Medicine Sugar Grove · 77 students 77 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #138
139 Leons Beauty School Inc Greensboro · 129 students 129 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #139
140 Louisburg College Louisburg · 413 students 413 16.95 41% of the leader · rank #140
141 Manna University Fayetteville · 230 students 230 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #141
142 Mid-Atlantic Christian University Elizabeth City · 177 students 177 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #142
143 Miller-Motte College-Fayetteville Fayetteville · 169 students 169 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #143
144 Miller-Motte College-Jacksonville Jacksonville · 187 students 187 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #144
145 Miller-Motte College-Raleigh Raleigh · 214 students 214 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #145
146 Miller-Motte College-Wilmington Wilmington · 152 students 152 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #146
147 Mitchells Academy Raleigh · 33 students 33 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #147
148 No Grease Barber School Charlotte · 15 students 15 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #148
149 One Stop Academy Fayetteville · 19 students 19 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #149
150 Pamlico Community College Grantsboro · 379 students 379 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #150
151 Paul Mitchell the School-Fayetteville Fayetteville · 179 students 179 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #151
152 Paul Mitchell the School-Gastonia Gastonia · 254 students 254 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #152
153 Paul Mitchell the School-Raleigh Raleigh · 133 students 133 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #153
154 Pinnacle Institute of Cosmetology Mooresville · 55 students 55 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #154
155 Shepherds Theological Seminary Cary · 192 students 192 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #155
156 South University-High Point High Point · 70 students 70 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #156
157 Southeastern College-Charlotte Charlotte · 217 students 217 4.61 11% of the leader · rank #157
158 Southeastern Free Will Baptist Bible College Wendell · 74 students 74 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #158
159 Watts College of Nursing Durham · 134 students 134 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #159
160 Winston Salem Barber School Winston-Salem · 36 students 36 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #160

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What this means for you

Use North Carolina's list as a starting point for comparison, not a final judgment on any one campus.

Figures reflect the June 2026 Clery Act reporting release as filed with the U.S. Department of Education.

Data sourced from the U.S. Department of Education, OPE Campus Safety & Security Survey (Clery Act). See our methodology. Retrieved and formatted by PlainCampus Editorial.

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